I conceived of an instrument that would create sound without using any mechanical energy, like the conductor of an orchestra. The orchestra plays mechanically, using mechanical energy; the conductor just moves his hands, and his movements have an effect on the music artistry.
-- Leon Theremin
   
Leon Theremin   Name:
Leon Theremin
Type:
Inventor
Nationality:
Russian
Birth:
August 15, 1896
Death:
November 3, 1993
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